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A glossary of contested terms in substance use
This is a glossary of terms used by people working in the drugs field, drawn up by the Scottish Drugs Forum. It covers some of the specialised and contentious language used in the field. We have included it in the resource library as it may be helpful to those who work in health services who are less familiar with some of the language and terms used by colleagues and partners in drug services.UK 07 Oct 2020 Training, Reports & Research PDF -
Summary report: Hepatitis C services during and beyond Covid-19 webinar - June 2020
With the Covid-19 outbreak having caused significant disruption to healthcare services, including those for hepatitis C, HCV Action organised a webinar to discuss how services have been affected in different areas across the country and explore how hepatitis C services can most effectively be re-established as we emerge from the early phase of the outbreak. This report provides a summary of the remarks from each of the four speakers and the Q&A which followed.England 24 Jun 2020 Reports & Research, Tools & Templates, Strategy & Planning PDF -
HCV Action webinar: Hepatitis C services during and beyond Covid-19
With the Covid-19 outbreak having caused significant disruption to healthcare services, including those for hepatitis C, this webinar was organised to discuss how services have been affected in different areas across England and explore how hepatitis C services can most effectively be re-established as we emerge from the early phase of the outbreak. The webinar featured contributions from the following speakers: • Mark Gillyon-Powell - Head of Programme, HCV Elimination, NHS England & NHS Improvement • Dr Steve Ryder - Chair, HCV Action and Clinical Lead, Nottingham Hepatitis C ODNEngland 22 Jun 2020 Training, Strategy & Planning Video -
Public Health England Hepatitis C in England 2020 Report
Public Health England published its annual 'Hepatitis C in England' report on 30th May 2020. This reporting document monitors the England's progress towards its goal of eliminating the virus by 2030 and contains breakdowns of how testing and treatment are being delivered by service type, demographic and local area. This year's report notes significant increases in treatment availability over the last few years. It also suggests there have been increases in access to treatment for the people who inject drugs.England Reports & Research PDF -
Drug-related infectious diseases in Europe: Update from the EMCDDA expert network, 2020
This 2020 update on drug-related infectious diseases from the EMCDDA (European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction) aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the current situation with regard to the epidemiological picture of drug-related infectious diseases in Europe up to January 2020. It highlights some recent innovative responses to the problem and argues that early diagnosis through testing as well as improving links to treatment and care are crucial steps towards reaching global health goals.UK, Rest of World Reports & Research, Strategy & Planning PDF -
Hepatitis C in London: 2019 report
This report from Public Health England provides an update on the recent epidemiology of hepatitis C in London. Among the report's statistics are an estimate that 63% of people who inject drugs (PWID) in London had ever been infected with hepatitis C in 2018, with 41% of those ever infected having a current hepatitis C infection. It is estimated that 18% of PWID were unaware of their infection (lower than the 35% unaware in England as a whole). In 2017/18, 87% of eligible clients of drug treatment services received a hepatitis C test, a small increase from 86% in 2016/2017.England, Greater London 17 Feb 2020 Reports & Research PDF -
Good practice case study: Intensive testing at HMP Low Newton
This good practice case study explores how HMP Low Newton micro-eliminated hepatitis C by running an intensive testing weekend in January 2020 which had a phenomenal 99.3% uptake rate.UK Case study PDF -
Leave No One Behind: Engaging and empowering people in hepatitis C care and treatment through peer support
This report provides an overview of The Hepatitis C Trust's peer-to-peer support work, outlining the various ways the charity's peers supports people at risk of or living with hepatitis C, detailing the results the peer project has achieved and explaining challenges that have been overcome in delivering the programme.UK 30 Jan 2020 Reports & Research, Strategy & Planning PDF -
The Hepatitis C Trust: Peer-to-peer programme
This video provides an overview of The Hepatitis C Trust's peer-to-peer support work, which involves staff and volunteer peers with lived experience of hepatitis C providing support to those at risk of and living with hepatitis C, raising awareness and supporting access to testing and treatment.UK 30 Jan 2020 Training, Tools & Templates, Strategy & Planning Video -
World Hepatitis Day 2019: Global Summary Report
The World Hepatitis Alliance has produced a report summarising activity for World Hepatitis Day 2019, including a global map of activity and regional reports.Rest of World 19 Dec 2019 Reports & Research PDF